[HTML][HTML] Genomic tools in cowpea breeding programs: status and perspectives

O Boukar, CA Fatokun, BL Huynh, PA Roberts… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Cowpea is one of the most important grain legumes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It provides
strong support to the livelihood of small-scale farmers through its contributions to their …

Unlocking the potential of orphan legumes

C Cullis, KJ Kunert - Journal of experimental botany, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Orphan, or underutilized, legumes are domesticated legumes with useful properties, but with
less importance than major world crops due to use and supply constraints. However, they …

Developing the role of legumes in West Africa under climate change

R Paliwal, M Abberton, B Faloye, O Olaniyi - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2020 - Elsevier
West Africa is faced with significant challenges from climate change, including parts of the
region becoming hotter with more variable rainfall. The Sahelian region in particular is …

[HTML][HTML] Genomics-assisted breeding in four major pulse crops of developing countries: present status and prospects

A Bohra, MK Pandey, UC Jha, B Singh, IP Singh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2014 - Springer
Key message Given recent advances in pulse molecular biology, genomics-driven breeding
has emerged as a promising approach to address the issues of limited genetic gain and low …

[HTML][HTML] Potential uses of wild germplasms of grain legumes for crop improvement

N Muñoz, A Liu, L Kan, MW Li, HM Lam - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Challenged by population increase, climatic change, and soil deterioration, crop
improvement is always a priority in securing food supplies. Although the production of grain …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic augmentation of legume crops using genomic resources and genotyping platforms for nutritional food security

RK Salgotra, CN Stewart Jr - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have led the surge of
genomic resources for the improvement legume crops. Advances in high throughput …

[HTML][HTML] Cowpea constraints and breeding in Europe

E Lazaridi, PJ Bebeli - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is a legume with a constant rate of cultivation in
Southern European countries. Consumer demand for cowpea worldwide is rising due to its …

Heritability of floral volatiles and pleiotropic responses to artificial selection in Brassica rapa

P Zu, WU Blanckenhorn, FP Schiestl - New Phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of the vast diversity of floral volatiles is little understood, although they serve
fundamental functions, such as pollinator attraction and herbivore deterrence. Floral …

[HTML][HTML] Floral scents of a deceptive plant are hyperdiverse and under population-specific phenotypic selection

E Gfrerer, D Laina, M Gibernau, R Fuchs… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Floral scent is a key mediator in plant-pollinator interactions. However, little is known to what
extent intraspecific scent variation is shaped by phenotypic selection, with no information yet …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic differentiation of grain, fodder and pod vegetable type cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata L.) identified through single nucleotide polymorphisms from …

X Wu, AJ Cortés, MW Blair - Molecular Horticulture, 2022 - Springer
The species Vigna unguiculata L.(Walp), commonly known as cowpea, is a multi-purpose
legume that has been selected into three subspecies that are divided into grain, fodder and …